Regimental number | 14104 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Scarsdale, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farrier |
Address | Pitfield Plains, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 40 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Margaret Ebbels, Pitfield Plains, Victoria; Son: Cecil Lloyd Ebbels |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Divisional Signal Company 5, Engineer Reinforcements 11 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 22/15/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Shoeing Smith |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Divisional Ammunition Column |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: embarked at Melbourne, 11 May 1917, per A9 'Shropshire'; disembarked Plymouth, 10 July 1917. Marched into AASC Training Depot, Parkhouse, 19 July 1917. Transferred to Artillery Details, Larkhill, 10 October 1917. Proceeded overseas to France via Southampton, 8 April 1918; marched in to Australian General Base Depot, Rouelles, 9 April 1918. Taken on strength, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, 21 April 1918. Transferred to 1st DAC Headquarters, 6 May 1918; to No. 1 Section, 3 June 1918. Appointed Shoeing Smith to complete establishment, 20 October 1918. Admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance (influenza), 31 October 1918, and transferred to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbeville. Returned to duty, 19 November 1918. Marched out from unit to commence return to Australia, 11 April 1919; marched out to England, 17 April 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Port Darwin', 12 June 1919. Disembarked Melbourne, 27 July 1919; discharged, 26 August 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 69 |
Place of burial | Eastern Cemetery, Geelong, Victoria |